‘This ain’t it’: LeBron James rips Raiders for tone-deaf tweet on Chauvin verdict
by Guardian sport and agencies from on (#5GWP1)
- Raiders receive avalanche of backlash for tone-deaf tweet
- NBA star among visible critics of Las Vegas team's response
LA Lakers star LeBron James was among the most visible critics of a tweet sent by the Las Vegas Raiders after Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murdering George Floyd.
The tweet sent by the NFL team's official account on Tuesday as the sports world reacted to the verdict said I CAN BREATHE 4-20-21." Floyd told officers I can't breathe" more than 20 times before he was killed when Chauvin pressed his knee into Floyd's neck last May. Chauvin was convicted of murder and manslaughter on Tuesday for causing Floyd's death.
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